Special Situations

More than 1 Author

2 or 3 Authors

Only invert the name of the first author.

Examples:

Lester, James D., and James D. Lester, Jr. Writing Research Papers: A Complete Guide. 10th ed.

New York: Longman-Addison, 2002.

Benton, Jeremy B., Andrew N. Christopher, and Mark I. Walter. "Death Anxiety as a Function of

Aging Anxiety." Death Studies 31.4 (2007): 337-50.

4 or More Authors

List only the first author. Add "et al.," Latin for "and others."

Example:

Wechsler, Henry, et al. "Trends in College Binge Drinking during a Period of Increased Prevention

Efforts." Journal of American College Health 50.5 (Mar. 2002): 203-18.

Reprints

Reprint sources gather information from other sources and reprint the information as a collection. For example, a book in the Opposing Viewpoints Series may contain information that was originally published as a newspaper article, web page, and a speech transcript. When you cite reprints, you must provide information about the original source and the reprint source. The format depends on if the reprint changed the original title or not.

If the reprint article title has not been changed from the original source, begin with the original and end with the reprint.

If the reprint article title has been changed from the original source, begin with the reprint and end with the original.

Reprint Examples

 

Reprint Title Has Been Changed from Original

Impararto, Nicholas. "The Information Revolution Will Become More Competitive." The Information

Revolution. Ed. Laura K. Egendorf. Opposing Viewpoints Ser. San Diego: Greenhaven, 2004.

177-80. Rpt of "Innovation Leadership Undone." 9 Mar. 1999

<http://www.intelligententerprise.com>.

 

Reprint Title Has Not Been Changed from Original

Berger, Gaston. "Existentialism and Literature in Action." The University of Buffalo Studies 18.4 (1948):

157-86. Rpt. in Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism. Ed. Laurie DiMauro. Vol. 42. Detroit: Gale.

220-206.

Other Types of Sources

Go to www.rlc.dcccd.edu/library/mlaexamples.htm for examples of even more types of sources.

Activity

Click on the DragNDrop activity below to match the special situation with its requirment.

 Link to drag and drop activity. 

Self Check

Now, test what you know about works cited by matching sources with their descriptions.

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Match the items.
    1.Cooper, Mary H. "Global Warming Update." CQ Researcher 1 Nov. 1996: 1-24.     a.Magazine Article from an Online Database.
    2."Early Warning Signs: Spreading Disease." Global Warming. Union of Concerned Scientists.  29 Mar. 2007 <http://www.ucsusa.org/‌global_warming/‌science/‌early-warning-signs-of-global-warming-spreading-disease.html>.     b.Book
    3.Epstein, Paul R. "Is Global Warming Harmful to Health?" Scientific American Aug. 2000: 50-57. Applied Science and Technology Full Text. H.W. Wilson. Richland Coll. Lib., Dallas. 28 Mar. 2007 <http://hwwilsonweb.com/>.     c.Print Magazine Article
    4.Evans, Kim Masters. The Environment: A Revolution in Attitudes. Information Plus Reference Ser. Detroit: Thomson, 2006.     d.Web Site


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